Cereal Grasses vs. Other Nutrient-dense Foods

Per 100 grams Unit GRASS Sprouts Spinach Broccoli
Chicken


Protein G 25% 7% 3% 3% 17%
Fat G 8% 1% 0% 0% 20%
Calcium mg 321 28 99 48 10
Magnesium mg 112 82 79 25 20
Potassium mg 3225 169 558 325 204
Phosphorus mg 575 200 49 66 172
Iron mg 25 2.14 2.71 0.88 1.04
Sodium mg 18.8 16 79 27 71
Copper mg 0.375 0.261 0.13 0.045 0.074
Zinc mg 4.87 1.65 0.53 0.4 1.2
Manganese mg 2.45 1.868 0.897 0.229 0.019
Selenium mcg 2.5 N/A 1 3 N/A
Thiamine mg 0.35 0.225 0.078 0.065 0.114
Niacin mg 8.35 3.087 0.724 0.638 6.626
Riboflavin mg 16.9 0.155 0.189 0.119 0.167
Folate mcg 1110 38 194.4 71 6
Vitamin B6 mg 1.4 0.265 0.195 0.159 0.33
Vitamin B12 mcg 0.8 0 0 0 0.32
Beta-carotene IU 513 0 6715 N/A 178
Vitamin C mcg 214.5 2.6 28.1 93.2 2.4
Vitamin E mcg 9.1 0.05 1.89 1.66 N/A

Source: Meyerowitz, S. Wheat Grass: Nature's Finest Medicine, Great
Barrington, MA: 1999, p. 55.
Grass used is whole leaf dehydrated wheat grass from Southern
Testing & Research Laboratories. Sprouts are three day old wheat
sprouts. Sprouts and vegetable data from USDA
Nutrient Data Laboratory Release 11-1.




--- In wheatgrass@yahoogroups.com, kaitlin@w... wrote:
> Dear Members,
>
> Here is the nutritional analysis: 100g of wheatgrass juice found
at
> Optimum Health Inst.
> 28 grams = 1 ounce
>
>
> NUTRITIONAL ANALYSIS
> Protein, 1.959; Calories, 21.0 Cal; Carbohydrates total, 2.09;
> Moisture, 959; Ash, .0489; Magnesium, 24 mg; Selenium, <1 ppm;
> Potassium,1 479; Zinc, 0.33g; Phosphorus, 75.2g; Calcium, 24.2 mg;
> Sodium. 10.3 mg; Iron, 061 mg; Vitamin A, 427 ILI 9 Vitamin 81,
0.08
> mg, Vitamin B2, 0.13 mg; Vitamin B3, 0.11 mg; Vitamin B5,6.0 mg;
> Vitamin, 96.0.2 mg, Bitarnin B12, <1 mcg; Vitamin C, 3.65 mg;
> Vitamin E, 15.2 IU; Folic Acid, 29 mcg; Blotin, 10 mcg; Dietary
> Fiber, total 0.1g; Lecithin, food 0.03 g; Chlorophyl, 42.2 mg;
> Choline, 92.4 mg; Aspartic: Acid, 260 mg; L-Arginine, 135 mg.
>
> Kind regards,
> KK Fowlkes
> www.wheatgrasskits.com